GC31G1QMondo's NAT # 119 - Chawasha
Type: Traditional
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By: mondou2@
| Hide Date: 08/04/2011
| Status: Available
Country: United States
| State: Colorado Coordinates: N39° 46.579 W105° 09.356 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 3
Native American Tribe series.Chawasha
An Indian tribe of Louisiana, the formerly lived on the Bayou La Fourche and eastward to the Gulf of Mexico and across the Mississippi River. Today, they are part of the federally recognized tribe of the Chitimacha, along with the Washa and Yagenachito tribes, the confederation once occupied about fifteen villages. The name Chawasha is a Choctaw term meaning "Raccoon Place." When Columbus first came to America, the combined strength of the four groups was estimated to be about 20,000. However, as more and more European settlers came to the area, the tribes suffered greatly from infectious diseases which reduced their number in half by 1700. At that time, the Chawasha had about 700 people.
In 1712 a they were moved to the west side of the Mississippi River by French colonizer, Sieur de Bienville. A few years later, the Chawasha were attacked by a party of Chickasaw, Yazoo, and Natchez, who killed the head chief and many of his family, and carried off 11 prisoners. Sometime before 1722, they resettled on the east side of the Mississippi River. In 1730, in order to allay the panic in New Orleans following the Natchez Uprising of 1729 which resulted in the massacre of white setters, Governor Etienne Boucher de Perrier allowed a band of black slaves to attack the Chawasha, after which, it was widely reported that they were then destroyed. This; however was grossly exaggerated. By 1739, they were living with the Washa tribe on the west side of the Mississippi River above New Orleans. By 1784 the combined numbers of the Chitimacha tribes had fallen to just 180 and in the early part of the 19th century, they were absorbed by the Houma. In the early 20th century; however, the Chitimacha began to re-establish their tribal identity. From just six families in 1880, the numbers have grown to reach a present figure of about 900. In 1917, the Chitimacha Tribe was officially recognized by the United States government.
12/13/2018 By Mc*2 The construction was very near and the workers trucks were all around. Made for a somewhat strange signing. Thx!
Mc*2
11/02/2018 By TwoPonds Had to wait for the nearby construction muggles to vacate before we could sign the log on this one.
11/02/2018 By Too Bears We loved the history info. Signed log.
10/12/2018 By Team Gilo Came to Lakewood to visit Son and Grandsons. Doing a little local caching today. All well at this cache. Thanks for the smiley and Hello from OKC!
09/17/2018 By mickilynn71 Grabbed this cache with Vamtrix while visiting the area TFTC
08/03/2018 By natalie_galgano 3 in one day super fun loving this
08/03/2018 By YankeeBabs15 1st find with my nieces! Great job girls!
07/31/2018 By mondou2 Cache is still there in great condition
09/18/2017 By Horsebroken47 Another cute little Mondo cache - same as the other one only different! TFTC! Horsebroken47 and RedHeadedDemon....#64 for us!
09/14/2017 By Nyvlak Found it, but could not get the log out of the container without destroying it. Will send picture to CO.
Mondo's NAT # 119 - Chawasha
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